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March Leaders Meeting!

We said a bitter-sweet farewell to Mike Jentes last month in Los Altos as he and his family have moved to North Carolina. Coming up in March, we will meet at Grace Church of Orange to discuss the topic of transitions and successions.

Join us as Steve Williams will share and as we engage with some panel discussion on the topic.

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card.

March Leaders Meeting!

We said a bitter-sweet farewell to Mike Jentes last month in Los Altos as he and his family have moved to North Carolina. Coming up in March, we will meet at Grace Church of Orange to discuss the topic of transitions and successions.

Join us as Steve Williams will share and as we engage with some panel discussion on the topic.

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card.

March Leaders Meeting!

We said a bitter-sweet farewell to Mike Jentes last month in Los Altos as he and his family have moved to North Carolina. Coming up in March, we will meet at Grace Church of Orange to discuss the topic of transitions and successions.

Join us as Steve Williams will share and as we engage with some panel discussion on the topic.

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card.

March Leaders Meeting!

We said a bitter-sweet farewell to Mike Jentes last month in Los Altos as he and his family have moved to North Carolina. Coming up in March, we will meet at Grace Church of Orange to discuss the topic of transitions and successions.

Join us as Steve Williams will share and as we engage with some panel discussion on the topic.

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card.

New Year's Grace Leaders Network Gathering

Our next Grace Leaders Network Gathering is going to bump up by one week to the FIRST Tuesday of the month at Los Altos Grace Church in Long Beach.

Our current coordinator with the Networks, Mike Jentes is transitioning to North Carolina later this month (read his announcement here). The Network has asked Mike to share a bit from his heart as he transitions off to North Carolina.

Two items from Mike:
1) His library of books is up for grabs at the Tuesday meeting, so bring a box and fill it with some good books!
2) If you can help with some muscle for moving, there is need for help on Monday 1/6 from noon-6pm, Tues 1/7 from 3pm-8pm and Wednesday 1/8 from 9am-5pm. Contact him directly at cell 714 -3three0 -632O.

We invite everyone to stay for Lunch at Los Altos Grace after our Tuesday Gathering for Carnitas Tacos made by our own Phil Helfer!

Resources on Death & Dying

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. At our November 12, 2019 Grace Leaders Network Gathering, Dr. Don Shoemaker gave a short presentation on the topic with a Q & A conversation which followed.

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

New Year's Grace Leaders Network Gathering

Our next Grace Leaders Network Gathering is going to bump up by one week to the FIRST Tuesday of the month at Los Altos Grace Church in Long Beach.

Our current coordinator with the Networks, Mike Jentes is transitioning to North Carolina later this month (read his announcement here). The Network has asked Mike to share a bit from his heart as he transitions off to North Carolina.

Two items from Mike:
1) His library of books is up for grabs at the Tuesday meeting, so bring a box and fill it with some good books!
2) If you can help with some muscle for moving, there is need for help on Monday 1/6 from noon-6pm, Tues 1/7 from 3pm-8pm and Wednesday 1/8 from 9am-5pm. Contact him directly at cell 714 -3three0 -632O.

We invite everyone to stay for Lunch at Los Altos Grace after our Tuesday Gathering for Carnitas Tacos made by our own Phil Helfer!

Resources on Death & Dying

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. At our November 12, 2019 Grace Leaders Network Gathering, Dr. Don Shoemaker gave a short presentation on the topic with a Q & A conversation which followed.

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

A Huge Door for Ministry... Christmas!

As you and your ministry takes the many opportunities for outreach in this season, our Grace Leaders Network will take the month of December off from our regular monthly meeting. We pray that you and your ministry will incarnate our Jesus in your community in this month!

Let us repeat, NO gathering in December!

January 2020 Grace Leaders Network Gathering

It's hard to believe that the calendar is going to flip to the year 2020 in just weeks! Our next Grace Leaders Network Gathering is going to bump up by one week to the FIRST Tuesday of the month at Los Altos Grace Church in Long Beach. Save the Date and stay tuned for more details.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Los Altos Grace Church
6565 E. Stearns St.
Long Beach, CA 90815LosAltosGrace.org

Resources on Death & Dying

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. At our November 12, 2019 Grace Leaders Network Gathering, Dr. Don Shoemaker gave a short presentation on the topic with a Q & A conversation which followed.

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

A Huge Door for Ministry... Christmas!

As you and your ministry takes the many opportunities for outreach in this season, our Grace Leaders Network will take the month of December off from our regular monthly meeting. We pray that you and your ministry will incarnate our Jesus in your community in this month!

Let us repeat, NO gathering in December!

January 2020 Grace Leaders Network Gathering

It's hard to believe that the calendar is going to flip to the year 2020 in just weeks! Our next Grace Leaders Network Gathering is going to bump up by one week to the FIRST Tuesday of the month at Los Altos Grace Church in Long Beach. Save the Date and stay tuned for more details.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Los Altos Grace Church
6565 E. Stearns St.
Long Beach, CA 90815LosAltosGrace.org

Resources on Death & Dying

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. At our November 12, 2019 Grace Leaders Network Gathering, Dr. Don Shoemaker gave a short presentation on the topic with a Q & A conversation which followed.

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

A Huge Door for Ministry...

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. These seasons are a special space for God to do work in people's lives. A this month's Grace Leaders Network Gathering we will have our own Dr. Don Shoemaker give a short presentation on the topic with a leadership conversation to follow- ministry reminders, resources, tips, tools and more. Let's have a conversation to share how we can help one another in this vital area of ministry impact!

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

We will also be able to hear from Tim Lansing, Director of Urban Hope LA about this great ministry which is hosted at Norwalk Grace. We can take a little tour of the facilities and hear how our churches and people can be equipped to be on mission.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk

Betty Hocking, missionary to Africa now with the Lord

Betty Ruth Hocking was born on September 11, 1931, in Miami, Fla., to Joseph and Estella Reeves. She graduated into the presence of her Lord on October 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif.

Betty spent most of her life as a missionary working in the countries of Central African Republic and Cameroon. While in the CAR, she worked with both young girls and older women in various programs. She and Don would take their sons out on trips to put on camps for the local boys and girls at various churches. She supported the local church in Mbaiki, CAR, until they moved to the Bata station where she helped train women in the Bible Institute and Seminary. After moving to Cameroon, Betty utilized both her teaching and organizational skills as she help Don establish the Cameroon Biblical Seminary. Don and Betty completed 55 years of ministry in Africa before dementia began to erode Betty’s memory and abilities.

Betty is survived by three sons and their wives (Jim and Faye, Dan and Beth, Tom and Tami), as well as their informally-adopted Cameroonian daughter, Sylvianne, and her husband, Joseph Ela. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Estella; her husband, Don; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan; her sister, Joanne Thames; two grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on November 16, 2019, at Bellflower Brethren Church [9405 Flower Street, Bellflower, CA 90706] followed by a lunch reception in the fellowship hall.

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

A Huge Door for Ministry...

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. These seasons are a special space for God to do work in people's lives. A this month's Grace Leaders Network Gathering we will have our own Dr. Don Shoemaker give a short presentation on the topic with a leadership conversation to follow- ministry reminders, resources, tips, tools and more. Let's have a conversation to share how we can help one another in this vital area of ministry impact!

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

We will also be able to hear from Tim Lansing, Director of Urban Hope LA about this great ministry which is hosted at Norwalk Grace. We can take a little tour of the facilities and hear how our churches and people can be equipped to be on mission.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk

Betty Hocking, missionary to Africa now with the Lord

Betty Ruth Hocking was born on September 11, 1931, in Miami, Fla., to Joseph and Estella Reeves. She graduated into the presence of her Lord on October 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif.

Betty spent most of her life as a missionary working in the countries of Central African Republic and Cameroon. While in the CAR, she worked with both young girls and older women in various programs. She and Don would take their sons out on trips to put on camps for the local boys and girls at various churches. She supported the local church in Mbaiki, CAR, until they moved to the Bata station where she helped train women in the Bible Institute and Seminary. After moving to Cameroon, Betty utilized both her teaching and organizational skills as she help Don establish the Cameroon Biblical Seminary. Don and Betty completed 55 years of ministry in Africa before dementia began to erode Betty’s memory and abilities.

Betty is survived by three sons and their wives (Jim and Faye, Dan and Beth, Tom and Tami), as well as their informally-adopted Cameroonian daughter, Sylvianne, and her husband, Joseph Ela. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Estella; her husband, Don; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan; her sister, Joanne Thames; two grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on November 16, 2019, at Bellflower Brethren Church [9405 Flower Street, Bellflower, CA 90706] followed by a lunch reception in the fellowship hall.

SouthWest FOCUS Retreat

Limited scholarships for ministry leaders from the SoCal/Arizona region who are either:
non-Anglo, or younger (under 35 yrs.), or part-time/volunteer. Please reach out direct to Mike Jentes at gracechurchesnetwork@gmail.com

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

Pray for the Persecuted in our Charis Family Sunday Nov. 3

Sunday November 3rd is the International Day to Pray for the Persecuted Church. In addition our global Charis Alliance has dubbed the first Sunday in November as Charis Celebration Sunday.

Did you know that around our global Charis Alliance a number of our brothers and sisters face physical brutality, destroyed property and are even cast out from society. These are the realities of countless Christians within our global movement. Learn their stories and join together in prayer.

This Sunday, November 3, 2019, churches around the globe will join together to pray for those in the global Charis Alliancewho are facing such atrocities.

Will you dedicate a portion during your Sunday service or small group to watch a short video and pray together for these brothers and sisters?

Please Pray for this weekend's Grace Churches Women's Retreat!

As you may know, this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Annual SoCal/AZ District Women’s Retreat. We are excited to celebrate this exciting time of God’s faithfulness! Please be praying for this time of fellowship and challenge over the weekend! Webpage

A Huge Door for Ministry...

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. These seasons are a special space for God to do work in people's lives. A this month's Grace Leaders Network Gathering we will have our own Dr. Don Shoemaker give a short presentation on the topic with a leadership conversation to follow- ministry reminders, resources, tips, tools and more. Let's have a conversation to share how we can help one another in this vital area of ministry impact!

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

We will also be able to hear from Tim Lansing, Director of Urban Hope LA about this great ministry which is hosted at Norwalk Grace. We can take a little tour of the facilities and hear how our churches and people can be equipped to be on mission.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Betty Hocking, missionary to Africa now with the Lord

Betty Ruth Hocking was born on September 11, 1931, in Miami, Fla., to Joseph and Estella Reeves. She graduated into the presence of her Lord on October 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif.

Betty spent most of her life as a missionary working in the countries of Central African Republic and Cameroon. While in the CAR, she worked with both young girls and older women in various programs. She and Don would take their sons out on trips to put on camps for the local boys and girls at various churches. She supported the local church in Mbaiki, CAR, until they moved to the Bata station where she helped train women in the Bible Institute and Seminary. After moving to Cameroon, Betty utilized both her teaching and organizational skills as she help Don establish the Cameroon Biblical Seminary. Don and Betty completed 55 years of ministry in Africa before dementia began to erode Betty’s memory and abilities.

Betty is survived by three sons and their wives (Jim and Faye, Dan and Beth, Tom and Tami), as well as their informally-adopted Cameroonian daughter, Sylvianne, and her husband, Joseph Ela. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Estella; her husband, Don; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan; her sister, Joanne Thames; two grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on November 16, 2019, at Bellflower Brethren Church [9405 Flower Street, Bellflower, CA 90706] followed by a lunch reception in the fellowship hall.

Membership to the Grace Leaders Network is open to all church and ministry leaders in harmony with the Grace Churches Network. For only $25 annually you can support our network to bless you and other regional leaders.

Your 2019-2020 annual dues were due on May 1, 2019, but you can still join for this year! We have an online way for you to do so via credit card or you are welcome to send a check to “Grace Leaders Network,” Attn: Mike Jentes, E. 6565 Stearns St., Long Beach, CA 90815.

Pray for the Persecuted in our Charis Family Sunday Nov. 3

Sunday November 3rd is the International Day to Pray for the Persecuted Church. In addition our global Charis Alliance has dubbed the first Sunday in November as Charis Celebration Sunday.

Did you know that around our global Charis Alliance a number of our brothers and sisters face physical brutality, destroyed property and are even cast out from society. These are the realities of countless Christians within our global movement. Learn their stories and join together in prayer.

This Sunday, November 3, 2019, churches around the globe will join together to pray for those in the global Charis Alliancewho are facing such atrocities.

Will you dedicate a portion during your Sunday service or small group to watch a short video and pray together for these brothers and sisters?

Please Pray for this weekend's Grace Churches Women's Retreat!

As you may know, this year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Annual SoCal/AZ District Women’s Retreat. We are excited to celebrate this exciting time of God’s faithfulness! Please be praying for this time of fellowship and challenge over the weekend! Webpage

A Huge Door for Ministry...

In our ministries and in our lives we face the reality of death and dying. These seasons are a special space for God to do work in people's lives. A this month's Grace Leaders Network Gathering we will have our own Dr. Don Shoemaker give a short presentation on the topic with a leadership conversation to follow- ministry reminders, resources, tips, tools and more. Let's have a conversation to share how we can help one another in this vital area of ministry impact!

Our presenter, Dr. Don Shoemaker has been a minister for almost 50 years and was the senior pastor at Grace Seal Beach from 1984-2012. A graduate of Grace Seminary (M.Div.), Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), and American Baptist Seminary (D.Min.), Don brings his wise and friendly personality into his ministry here at Grace and as Senior Chaplain of the Seal Beach Police Department. Prior to serving at Grace, he was on the biblical studies faculty at Biola University. He has been married to Mary for over 50 years, and they have two adult children and six grandchildren. You can see more about Don online at DonaldShoemakerMinistries.com/

We will also be able to hear from Tim Lansing, Director of Urban Hope LA about this great ministry which is hosted at Norwalk Grace. We can take a little tour of the facilities and hear how our churches and people can be equipped to be on mission.

We hope to see you there!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
10AM TO NOON
at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk

Get involved now!

Our Network wants to get behind providing opportunities for our regional leaders to connect with other leaders in their sphere of ministry. Our Fellowship has been doing this type of thing with its annual Access Conferences the last few years. Some that we have outlined are:

Betty Hocking, missionary to Africa now with the Lord

Betty Ruth Hocking was born on September 11, 1931, in Miami, Fla., to Joseph and Estella Reeves. She graduated into the presence of her Lord on October 16, 2019, in Long Beach, Calif.

Betty spent most of her life as a missionary working in the countries of Central African Republic and Cameroon. While in the CAR, she worked with both young girls and older women in various programs. She and Don would take their sons out on trips to put on camps for the local boys and girls at various churches. She supported the local church in Mbaiki, CAR, until they moved to the Bata station where she helped train women in the Bible Institute and Seminary. After moving to Cameroon, Betty utilized both her teaching and organizational skills as she help Don establish the Cameroon Biblical Seminary. Don and Betty completed 55 years of ministry in Africa before dementia began to erode Betty’s memory and abilities.

Betty is survived by three sons and their wives (Jim and Faye, Dan and Beth, Tom and Tami), as well as their informally-adopted Cameroonian daughter, Sylvianne, and her husband, Joseph Ela. She was blessed with 22 grandchildren, and 33 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Estella; her husband, Don; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Susan; her sister, Joanne Thames; two grandchildren; and one great grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on November 16, 2019, at Bellflower Brethren Church [9405 Flower Street, Bellflower, CA 90706] followed by a lunch reception in the fellowship hall.